The Second New Deal

Question 1

Why did Francis Townsend propose a new federal pension program? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Many retired Americans did not have enough income to live on.; C: Many Americans did not earn pensions through their jobs.; D: Pensioners needed to retire so that more jobs would be available for younger Americans.

Question 2

What problem did Roosevelt say the Social Security Act would solve?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

C: economic insecurity for people who could no longer work

Question 3

Think about the purpose of the Works Progress Administration.Which outcome was a goal of the WPA? Check all of the options that apply.

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A: building new infrastructure; B: creating new jobs; E: creating cultural projects

Question 4

Think about the purpose of Federal One.What was the Federal One program intended to do? Check all the boxes that apply.

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A: created jobs for artists, writers, musicians, and theater professionals; B: brought visual arts to towns throughout the country; D: documented American life and culture

Question 5

How did the National Labor Relations Act affect labor relations in America?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

D: It gave workers more power to bargain for better working conditions.

Question 6

Which are ways that the New Deal affected marginalized communities? Choose two correct answers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

A: Often Black workers were assigned harder tasks than White workers.; D: Programs lacked support for women, particularly Black women.

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